Three months after the Kanak referendum on the autonomy of the territory colonized by France, the sale of the Nickel factory by the Brazilian group Vale arouses the anger of the separatists and the Kanak chiefdoms.
Since the announcement Wednesday, December 9 by the Brazilian group Vale of the plan to sell its nickel plant to a New Caledonian and international consortium, including the Swiss group Trafigura, specializing in the brokerage and transport of raw materials and whose turnover is rising at more than 100 billion dollars, violence is increasing in the French Pacific archipelago. Nickel represents nearly 80% of New Caledonian exports, while only half of production is processed on site.
The association "South Factory: Country Factory" and the Indigenous Customary Negotiating Body (ICAN) supported by the FLNKS separatists are "totally opposed" to this project, which according to them rubber-stamps "the control of multinationals over the country's wealth. ". And we may add, promotes the transfer of ore to other destinations!
Of course the servants of colonialism’s voices are heard: "Laurent Prévost, High Commissioner in New Caledonia, immediately " strongly condemned these irresponsible acts ", like Sonia Backés (loyalist), president of the southern province, who denounced "unconscious maneuvers".
"Everyone must favor the path of dialogue and the search for a consensus rather than leaving the ghosts...". Precisely, let's talk about ghosts: Éloi Machoro and Marcel Nonnaro, were shot dead at La FOA on January 12, 1985 during Mitterrand's seven-year term by snipers from the GIGN gendarmerie. Coming from France for the purpose! Others before them were shot: Pierre Declercq, September 19,1981; on May 4, 1989 during Mitterrand's 2nd term FLNKS leader Jean Marie Djibaou, a Christian Democrat and his right-hand man at the FLNKS Yeiwéné Yeiwéné were assassinated by a manipulated Kanak independence activist. Etc…
The settlers are not outdone: Saturday 12 in Noumea 23,000 people demonstrated according to the police, 30,000 according to the organizers, to say "stop blockades" and demand "freedom to move", with the support of Senator Pierre Frogier (LR), that of the president of the local government Thierry Santa, the support of the president of the South province Sonia Backés as well as that of Marine Lepen’s RN!
The support of the Revolutionary Communist Party goes to the Kanak people. They are right to defend their right to independence, to claim ownership of the underground riches and demand their nationalization against multinationals.